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AT THE NABBA COMMITTEE MEETING TODAY (Sunday 24th November 2024)
The NABBA Committee voted on the positions of Chairman and Vice Chairman for the next 2 years. The newly appointed Chairman is Mark Taylor - our NABBA Scottish Rep and newly appointed Vice Chairman is Tim Rosiek - our NABBA N. West Rep.
The NABBA Committee thanked both Jim Charles (outgoing Chairman) and Paul Jeffreys (outgoing Vice Chairman) for their hard work and dedication over the past years. An official statement will be given by the newly appointed NABBA Chairman Mark Taylor shortly watch this space!
NABBA WALES AREA REP
The NABBA Committee are pleased to announce that Justin Trollope is the newly appointed NABBA Wales Rep
FURTHER IMPORTANT UPDATES FOR 2024 ONWARDS
NABBA UK are pleased to announce that we have re-introduced the Professional Mr and the Professional Trained Figure classes. These 2 class re-introductions commenced at the NABBA Universe 2024. We have included 3 new categories at this years Universe: Pro Bikini, Mr Pro Sports Physique and Mr Pro Classic.
We hope the additions will help promote these new categories within all
NABBA Overseas Countries
The Pro Registration Fee will remain at £100 sterling for 2024.
Issued to all Overseas NABBA International Officials via NABBA HQ UK Updated June 2024 ©
To Continue during 2024
Important updates for competitors that was decided at the NABBA Committee Meeting held on the eve of the Britain Finals 2023 & again on Friday 31st May 2024
As NABBA strives to give its athletes broader competitive opportunities, and increase a dynamic range to events, the Committee decided to make changes to our events to help us move forward. These improvements will ensure we keep inline with our progressive outlook with a continuity that will help us always achieve our on=going Constitutional goals. They provide you the athlete with a range of opportunities that we hope will lead to a positive impact on our sport.
These changes are as follows:
NABBA MEMBERSHIPS REMAIN AT £50
(These will be known as NABBA "Seasonal" memberships
The new season memberships will commence each year when the first NABBA U.K. Competition is due to take place (usually mid November - for 2024 it was Sunday 9th November), and the membership will expire straight after the NABBA Universe the following year, (usually either end of October or Beginning of November - in this case 2025.
NABBA COMPETITION ENTRY FEES ARE £50 per Class (Max 2 classes )
THE ABOVE PRICE CHANGES were applied as of 25th Sept 2023
1. NABBA Areas shows will now be "Open Championships". This means you can enter any area show regardless of your home address, this also allows you access to multiple qualifiers to the NABBA Britain Finals.
2. You now have the option of entering up to two categories maximum per show (*regional qualifiers only). Entry fees will be £50 per category entered. You must state your selected categories on the entry form prior to the show, these strictly cannot be changed. The first category will only apply for your qualification to the NABBA Britain Finals.
3. Expense Prizes will be given to the category winners and/or “Overall” Mr & Miss Champions of the Day for each Open Championships qualifier at the discretion of the promoter during the awards and presentation. This applies to categories of 3 and over Competitors in each category. The expense payments will not apply to categories with less than 3 Competitors.
4. Seasonal NABBA Memberships will be £50 and will commence at the start of NABBA SEASON AT THE NABBA U.K. 2024 and then will continue into 2025 with the first scheduled NABBA Area Competition Season 2025.
5. Entry fees for athletes representing UK/GB to the NABBA Universe 2024 and until further notice will be £50. and will be collected on the day of the check in. (This is usually the day before the Universe Competition.)
Nabba RULES regarding Professional Competitor Classification
There’s been a bit of concern about what credence we in NABBA UK & NABBA INTERNATIONAL give to the classification of a Professional Competitor.
The NABBA route to a PRO CARD starts at the Nationals.
We introduced three new Professional classes at this year’s NABBA BRITAIN FINALS: Pro Sport Physique, Pro Bikini and Pro Classic, these three classes have all been added to our Trained Figure and Professional Mr Bodybuilding classes, all of which were included in the NABBA
MR & MISS UNIVERSE competition that took place at the NEC in Birmingham on SUNDAY 3rd November 2024.
Do we recognise other Federation professional standards? Yes, if an NPC or IFBB TWO BROS PRO wishes to compete in the Professional
Mr & Miss Universe level we will accept anyone who has held that status within the past 5 years!
Other competing Professionals, like PCA or UKBFF champions may send in an application to NABBA UK for NABBA INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL APPROVAL or alternatively they can compete as an Amateur.
If a NABBA, NPC or Two Bros Professional have not used their professional status within the past 12 months, under NABBA Rules they can compete as an Amateur.
UPDATED NABBA UNIVERSE 2024 CATEGORIES,
NABBA UK 2024 & NABBA AREA SHOWS 2025
CATEGORY INFORMATION
Miss Bikini (Open) *
Miss Bikini (Over 35) *
Sport Physique (Open) *
Sport Physique (Over 45) *
Classic Bodybuilding (2 heights at International level) *
(This class can be split at International levels into 2 heights
with weight ratios as follows:
Up to and Incl 1.72 with a formula of:
Height in Cms minus 100 + 8
Over 1.72 with a formula of:
Height in Cms - 100 + 10
Formula: equals max kgs of each competitor
Example: 170 cm athlete would be worked out as follows:
170cm – 100 + 8 = 78 therefore max weight must be = 78 kgs
Masters Over 45
Masters Over 55
Teenager (New category)
Must be 18 yrs old or under on 1st January in year of the content
Juniors
Must be 22 yrs old or under on 1st Jan in year of the contest
HEIGHTS FOR NABBA 3 MR Categories are:
Mr 3 Up to and including (1.72 m) *
Mr 2 Over (1.72M) up to and including (1.79M) *
Mr 1 Over (1.79) *
Miss Toned Figure
Miss Athletic Figure
Miss Trained Figure *
* THE PRO DIVISION HAS BEEN RE-INTRODUCED THIS YEAR (2024)
FINALE
Comprising of OVERALL CHAMPIONS OF THE DAY and all Pro Category Winners
* 3 new Categories that will receive Pro-Division invites are:
Miss Bikini, Mr Sport Physique, Classic BB,
Then we are re-introducing a Pro Miss Trained Figure, & Mr Pro category
All class winners will be entered into the Overall NABBA Mr & Miss UNIVERSE Elite athlete class to distinguish the Overall Mr & Miss NABBA Universe, the overall winners will be awarded an Expense Prize.
The value of this prize will be decided at the International Congress Meeting scheduled to take place on the eve of the NABBA Universe -
Saturday 2nd November 2024 at The Arden Hotel, nr NEC Birmingham
This information has been issued to all Overseas NABBA International Officials via NABBA HQ UK Updated July 2024 ©
We look forward to seeing you on the most prestigious stage there is! See you there!
PLEASE GO TO NABBA RULES SECTION TO SEE ALL THE NEW REFURBISHED AMENDMENTS THAT THE NABBA COMMITTEE HAVE PUT INTO PLACE AS OF NABBA UNIVERSE AND NABBA UK 2024 AND THEN FOR NABBA AREA COMPETITIONS DURING 2025
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Introduction
NABBA is the first and the original competitive bodybuilding association. Formed in 1948.
In 1950, NABBA ran it's first Mr Universe competition, being won by Steve Reeves, who went on to make over 30 Hercules movies. High profile bodybuilders who have won the prestigious title of Mr Universe title include Reg Park, Bill Pearl and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
NABBA International was formed in 1984 and became host to the European & World Championships. This branch of NABBA is now supported by more than fifty countries worldwide.
In the UK, there are 10 elected representatives covering England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and they are members of the NABBA council.
Each area holds a qualifying event, which leads to the annual NABBA Britain Finals. This in turn becomes a qualifier for the European and Universe Championships.